Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics tumbles into fans sitting in courtside seats during the game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Boston.

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The Clippers maintained NBA bragging rights in Los Angeles by beating their co-tenants, the Lakers, surviving a last quarter comeback to win 107-102 on Friday.

Other teams to suffer disappointing home-court results were Miami, beaten by Chicago, and Memphis, who were defeated by Portland. The NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder kept on rolling though, downing Philadelphia.

The Clippers led all the way against the Lakers, with Chris Paul having 30 points and 13 assists and Blake Griffin adding 24 points, but the Lakers stayed right in it.

Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and carried the Lakers in the fourth quarter when they closed to 99-97 with one minute, 29 seconds left.

However, Paul scored the Clippers’ final eight points to seal the victory and move a full 10 games above their more-famous city rivals.

“It’s a big win because it’s a division game,” Paul told reporters after the game.

“That was ugly down the stretch and it was all my fault. We had some terrible possessions [late] and made it interesting for the fans,” he said.

The Chicago Bulls became only the third visiting team to win at Miami this season, dominating the boards and beating the Heat 96-89, with Carlos Boozer scoring 27 points.

Chicago outrebounded Miami 48-28. The Bulls had 19 offensive rebounds to four for the Heat.

Miami’s LeBron James scored 30 points, extending his streaks of scoring at least 20 points to 31 consecutive games this season, and 52 games in a row overall when including last year’s playoffs.

Oklahoma City beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-85 to keep their nose ahead of the Clippers in percentage terms for overall top spot in the standings.

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Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 26 for the Thunder, who made eight of their first 10 3-point attempts in the second half to break open the game.